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Bala Cynwyd, PA, November 21, 2008: Liberty Healthcare Corporation and its affiliates achieve The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for health care staffing services. The Joint Commission awards Liberty Healthcare Corporation the Certificate of Distinction for Health Care Staffing Services. Liberty Healthcare Corporation and its affiliates first achieved Gold Seal Approval™ for health care staffing services on October 21, 2006. At that time, The Joint Commission awarded Liberty Healthcare Corporation a Health Care Staffing Services Certification. With the 2008 certification, Liberty Healthcare Corporation continues to meet national standards addressing how health care service providers determine the qualifications and competency of their staff, how thy place their staff and then monitor staff’s performance. Significance “Organizations that contract with Liberty Healthcare Corporation can look to this certification as an assurance that Liberty Healthcare Corporation demonstrates a commitment to providing and continuously improving quality services,” says Michele Sacco, Executive Director, Health Care Staffing Services Certification, Joint Commission. As a national trend, health care organizations are increasingly using contractual arrangements with staffing firms to fulfill their needs for health care professionals. The Joint Commission certification program was launched in October 2004 to offer an independent, comprehensive evaluation of a staffing firm’s abilities to provide competent staffing services. “Certification recognizes Liberty Healthcare Corporation's dedication to providing professional and administrative staff that are qualified to provide safe, high-quality care to patients. We’re proud to achieve The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval," says Judith Shields, Vice President of Quality Improvement. About Liberty Healthcare Corporation For over two decades, Liberty Healthcare Corporation has been providing health care, habilitative and behavioral health care services to hospitals, government clients and private industry throughout the United States. Liberty Healthcare Corporation provides a diverse array of professional specialized staffing and management services in the areas of mental health, developmental disabilities, medicine, occupational health, and employer-based health and wellness programs. About The Joint Commission Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 8,000 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 6,800 other health care organizations that provide long term care, assisted living, behavioral health care, laboratory and ambulatory care services. The Joint Commission also accredits health plans, integrated delivery networks, and other managed care entities. In addition, the Joint Commission provides certification of disease-specific care programs and primary stroke centers. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. To visit The Joint Commission website, please click here |
